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So really I'm going to have to put it on a RR or it ain't gonna get run in properly, meh.

So....whats the best procedure for running in a freshly built F4R? Im talking fresh hone, new rings, new shells, etc. I know engines are different, as some that I've known of have been given varying revs for the first 30 mins, then relatively easy driving for the first few hundred miles and...

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Well I reckon so with it being both front and back, either way its going down the scrapper once its stripped. I have two spare blocks but both are f*cked after looking last night, one has a scored bore and the other has a couple of bent oil jets.... so back...

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Brought the engine (and lots of other bits) back home earlier so I can rip it apart.. ..oh, and the back of the block is cracked too. As you can see, there has been some leakage.. Excellent! :)

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Got mains caps and end pieces with them?

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Unsure on the full history of it... I purchased it knowing it had came from a 182 on low miles a few years back (late 2008). Its just weird how its happened over this winter when its not been used and none of the winters before, but it could just be bad luck...

Great pictures

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Nah no leaks, didn't even notice it when I went to check/start it around Christmas time. Yeah, luckily its got a garage (in the pictures) local to me for now!

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Yeah, the start of the crack was hidden behind the alternator 'block', ends just above the 5th mount. All the core plugs are fine both front and back... Never usually put bolts mega tight, just 'normal' i.e. the same tightness as they always have been. You...

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Thats just farrrrr to common now, and I really cant be bothered p*ssing any more money into the wind on this car - hence why it was left for 6 months without being touched lol. I just wanted to get it out and use it this year without having to mess around...

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Well, a summary of this post is I have some major issues, so here goes with the details... Finally got round to looking at the car today after putting it off for a couple of weeks. I was hoping the leak would be related to the plastic water pump pipe on...

Depends on a lot of things really... what the limiter is set, what ratio the gear and diff are, etc.. Mines a 1.8 16v JB3 gearbox, 172 engine and a 7800rpm limiter. Did around 158mph GPS, miles off the clock as they are miles out anyway..

Dipstick min-to-max marker is only 1 litre anyway, so you could have had four litres in there which isnt so bad

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Nothing planned really, other than use it all year and get rid of it come the end of 2011 I think. Will have been 3 years by then, and I want something new (and non-Renault) to build. Just got to fit new disks and pads, swap a front hub over (so both sides...

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Yeah got them fine cheers, spot on and MOT'd the day after! As said, dont run a heater, never have done. Its OK, but when it comes to october/november time its w**k on track days as it does steam up after a few laps if its raining/damp..

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Nah it was parked up on a driveway SORN, which it still is. Its not going back on the road again... Trailered it to a new home last night. Yep, we'l be at Mallory again, last two years were good.

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Yeah, I've just not had the time really. Parked it up on the 31st October last year and only been up to see it once between then and now. Got a few things to sort on it before the first track day in a months time so will more than likely put a few updates in...

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project of course ;)

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Long time since anything happened here, barely seen the car for 5 months! Been and moved it today though. Drove under its own power and ran OK... Once that was done we moved it to a new home indoors. Although, got a pretty major coolant leak from the...

Will probably pop up considering I am 5mins from 3sisters

Yeah, alternator tensioner failed on Robs, belt nearly came off. Managed to rig it up and retain tension with a cable tie to get it back home, lol.

We had engine problems early on and ended up driving 70odd miles home at 50mph

Give me a ring when your near and il let you know where everyone is

Its been done before by locking the pin inside, so has replacing the dephaser with an exhaust pulley (and seal) then just leaving the solenoid unplugged

May call in

Its sealant, silicone gasket. Im guessing you know its a cambelt, cam pulley and camshaft out job when removing the cam cover on a 172/182?

Mk1s are the same with the rubber bush/spacer, never really looked at why it is. Mine was all falling to bits so i got rid of it and machined up a steel spacer that sits in the hole to the same height instead

Check the spline on the inside of the drivers side driveshaft, where it slots over the gearbox. Seen a few rip the splines off and the car wont drive. Speedo would go up with this problem too..

Another little feature added which will hopefully narrow down searching prices for parts/where to buy them from. If you click the shopping cart icon on a part row, it will drop down and show you where its available from and at what price. If you click the 'Buy' button you will be taken to the...

Looking good Chris